Arm-rest.



A. E. KING.

ARM REST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26,1911.

1,019,658. Patented Man, 1912.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT EDWARD KING, F ANNANDALE, NEAR SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES,

' AUSTRALIA.

ARM-REST.

specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 26, 1911. Serial No. 640,598.

.To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT EDWARD KING, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 90 Booth street, Annandale, near Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inl Arm-Rests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved arm rest principally for use on the seats of motor cars, motor boats and railway and other passenger vehicles although it may also be ada ted for use on lounges such as those in' smoking and billiard rooms.

The object of my invention is to overcome the disadvantages of arm rests at present in use which are unsightly and interfere with the proper use of the seats when folded up.

The invention consists of a detachable and collapsible portion comprising the rest which is 'hinged at one end to a support which takes into a permanently fixed socket or other holder in the frame of the seat. About midway in said support is pivoted a lever or arm which when elevated to the proper angle permits of its free end engaging with a stop or fastening underneath the rest and maintains it securely in an approximately horizontal position. But in order that the invention may be readily comprehended, I will now referto the drawings herewith, in which,

y Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention as applied to a seat. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view with the cushions and seat removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation, while, Fig. 4'1llustrates a perspective view of the invention applied to semicircular or segmental seats.

The same numerals indicate the same or like parts throughout 'the drawings.

6 represents the seat of ,a motor car or other passenger vehicle preferably having the back squab 7 and seat cushion 8.

9 is a bracketwhich is permanently fixed v to the seat or framework and 10 isa socket therein.

11 represents the rest preferably cushioned on its upper side and secured to the bar 12 which is hinged `to the support 13. The support is preferably so curved as to conform to the shape of the back squab 7 'or the back of the seat.

14 is a lever or arm hinged to the sup ort 13 and provided with a forked end 15 w ich takes in the slot 16 formed integral with the bar 13 and is` rigidly held by the stop 17.

Instead of the bar 12 the backing or foundation of the rest may be directly hinged to the support 13 in which case I secure to the backing a separate slot and stop for the end of the lever 14 to engage.

It will be evident that instead of having brackets secured at intervals to the seat I may provide a series of sockets 10 in a bracket 18 as shown in Fig. 4 and it is immaterial whether the seat 1s approximately semi-circular as shown or straight as for instance in a lounge.

within a few seconds and may be folded into a small space when not required.

If necessary the support 13 may be locked in its socket. v

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and'desire to protect by Letters Patent is y Y In an arm rest for seats, the combination with a lower bracket having a socket, a support having its lower end fitted in the said socket of the bracket, a bar -hinged to the support and adapted to be disposed in horizontal position and having its outer end bent downwardl and inwardly to form a seat provided wlth a stop intersecting the same, and a brace barhinged at an intermediate point to the support and having its 1 free end normally bent to removably engage the said seat and stop.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. l

ALBERT EDWARD KING.

Witnesses l CHARLES E. GRAHAM, HENRY CLARKE.

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